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Bower & Bailey in the community
Supporting the Armed Forces
Bower & Bailey Solicitors and 3PB Barristers
marked Armed Forces Day on 29th June by
signing the Armed Forces Covenant.
Head of the Armed Forces
Department, Partner Sarah
Dureau and Dave Snook,
Chambers’ Practice Director
representing Simon Astill the
CEO of 3PB, were joined by
Councillor Nick Leverton, the
recently appointed Armed Forces
Champion for West Oxfordshire
District Council and Flight
Sergeant Jane Corban, Community
Support from RAF Brize Norton
when they made this pledge.
The Armed Forces Covenant is
a promise by the nation ensuring
that those who serve or who
have served in the armed forces,
and their families, are treated
fairly. The covenant focusses on
helping members of the armed
forces community have the
same access to government and
commercial services and products
as any other citizen – and not to be
disadvantaged by their service.
Many public and private
organisations have confirmed
their commitment to support the
Service Community by signing
the Corporate Covenant. Bower
& Bailey’s promises included
maintaining a specialist Armed
Forces Department, providing
free legal clinics at RAF Brize
Norton and on other bases around
Oxfordshire and Wiltshire where
they have four offices (in Banbury,
Oxford, Swindon and Witney),
to support the employment of
veterans and services spouses
and to get involved in armed
forces charities. 3PB made similar
commitments and the two legal
organisations also recognised the
value of them cooperating closely
with each other to provide a truly
expert legal service to service
personnel and their families.
The signing was also attended
by other members of Bower and
Bailey, RAF Brize Norton and
Barristers from 3PB.
Sarah Dureau, said, “As a
veteran myself, I am so pleased
that Bower & Bailey have marked
their commitment to military
personnel and their families by
signing the Covenant.”
“We set up the Armed Forces
Department five years ago and
wanted to sign the Covenant
when it was absolutely the right
time, which we felt was this year
now that the Department is so
established”
“Linking up with 3PB to sign the
Covenant at the same time just
seemed right when we both put
so much effort in to making our
service for military personnel the
best we can.”
Helping Swindon get creative!
Bower & Bailey recently backed local
artists looking to create a mural in central
Swindon. The firm provided a financial
investment to support the ‘My Town, My
World’ community-led project.
The artwork, which completed at the
beginning of July, and can be seen at
Regent Close, beside the Wyvern Theatre,
was a partnership between two local
artists, Martin Travers and Peter Crowdy,
in collaboration with inSwindon BID,
Swindon Borough Council and Artsite.
Daniel Hannam, Partner, Bower &
Bailey Solicitors said, “This mural will
certainly enhance Regent Close and
brighten up the town centre. It’s fabulous
to see such great artwork on
our doorstep.”
Simon Smith, Managing Partner,
Bower & Bailey Solicitors added, “The
mural is a positive step for Swindon. I
am really pleased to be able to join with
InSwindon and Swindon Borough Council
in supporting this exciting initiative.”
Pictured above from left to right: Councillor
Dale Heenan, Artist Martin Travers,
inSwindon BID CEO Di Powell, inSwindon
BID Business Development Manager
Rachael Youd, Daniel Hannam, Partner,
Bower & Bailey Solicitors, Jane Stewart
Centre Manager Brunel Shopping Centre,
Artist Peter Cowdy, Sally Taylor from Artiste.
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